WEBVTT >> THE WATER'S AWESOME THISYEAR.BYRON: EVERY ONCE IN A WHILE -- THE RIO GRANDE PUTS ON AN EXTRA,EXTRA EXCITING SHOW.2017 JUST HAPPENS TO BE ONE OFTHOSE YEARS, ESPECIALLY FOR M.J.AND HIS BUDDY TODD WHO AREGEARING UP FOR A FULL DAY OFFUN.>> IT'S FLOWING REALLY GOOD.IT'S FAST.BYRON: BOTH ARE KAYAKINSTRUCTORS.BUT EVEN THEY KNOW THIS YEAR THERIO GRANDE IS LIVING UP TO ITSNAME.>> HAVE A SAFE TIME.HOPEFULLY NOTHING WILL GO WRONG.BYRON: THAT'S A GREAT PLANESPECIALLY BECAUSE M.J. WILL BEBRAVING WHAT THEY CALL THETOILET BOW>> IF YOU GO RIGHT INTO THEMIDDLE OF THE HOLE IT'S JUST ABIG CIRCULATION.IT WILL KEEP YOU IN THEIR.BYRON: AFTER M.J. AND TODDLAUNCH THEIR KAYAKS INTO THEWHITE-CAPPED RAPIDS IT WAS MYTURN.SO I JUMPED IN A RAFT WITH THESEASONED CISCO GUEVARA OF LOSRIOS RIVER RUNNERS.CISCO'S BEEN RIDING THESE RAPIDSFOR MORE THAN FOUR DECADES.>> WE ARE SEEING WAVES AND HOLESTHAT NOBODY HAS SEEN BEFORE.BYRON: AND THERE'S NOBODY THATKNOWS BETTER JUST HOW FAST THERIO GRANDE IS REALLY FLOWING.IMAGINE IF THERE WAS A LINEDIRECTLY ACROSS THE RIVER.AND EVERY SECOND 3300BASKETBALLS FULL OF WATER WOULDBE CROSSING THAT LINE.JUST PADDLING AGAINST THEFORCEFUL WATER HAD ME WINDED INA HURRY.NOW IT WAS TIME TO CHASE DOWNM.J. AND TODD AS THEY ENTEREDTHE MOST CHALLENGING PART OF THERIVER, THAT TREACHEROUS TOILETBOWL.AND WHILE TODD BY-PASSED THESWIRLING WAVES, MJ TOOK IT HEADON.WHAT A GREAT TIME ON THE EVENGRANDER RIO GRANDE.